The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-26

new captain is to be appointed for the
Brooklyn team
McGeacby and Denny seem to have done most
OF the fine work yesterday.
At Danville. ILL.,, yesterday. the Platts de-
feated the Rockford club ID to 3
The North Delawares defeated the Lamp
lighters by score of II to yesterday.
A number of clubs have an eye firss-base-
man Cartwright. of the New Orleans club
The Indianapolis club will play in Pittsburg
again to-day and will return home to morrow.
Both Pittsburg and Oshkosh are after Gruber,
of Hartford, the Newburyport pitcher of las
year.
A rich old gentleman. who was an admirer OF
base-b ball, has left the Oshkosh club legacy of
$40, 900.
A wealthy syndicate is endeayoring to buy the
Louisville club from the stockholders who con-
troll it at present.
The Bostons offered the Haverhills $500 for
the release of Gid Gardner to play second, and
now Detroit is after him.
In game of baseball at Upton. yesterday
between the Arcadas and Tiptons, the latter
were defeated by score of Ii to T.
The Plttsburg team is in deplorable state.
Strife and jealousy exist among the players, and
an ugly spirit of insubordnation prevails.
Philadelphia Press: Although the Indianap-
oils band Is still showing the other clubs up, Mr.
Fogei Will yet give some uneasiness in the prob
able neck-and-n neck line on the homestretch
IN it's report of last Saturdays game the Pitts
burg Dispatch saws: There were some features
of the game that well worth seeing, but
were mainly furnished by the Indianapolis team
Denny was placed in short field on account of
Glasscock having been called away, and the
manner in which he handled every thing that
came anywhere near his locality was simply SUI
perb. Each one of his nine assistants were gen.
uine beauties and worth the price Of admission"
The afidavits of Manager Mutrie. ex-Captain
Ward and George Gore, of the New York club. in
regard to the forfeited game at Detroit on June
n, have been prepared and forwarded to Presi-
dent Young There is more than a probability
that the decision of umpire Valentine will be
reversed, and the game ordered to be played
again. In fact. President Day believes that
the League officials. when they read the evil
dence pro and con. cannot do otherwise, and he
says that he would not bring the matter before
them if he did not think he was justified in do
ing
New York Tribune: Base ball men earlier in
the season predicted that if the Detroit club did
not win the League cham pionsbip this year the
nine doomed With a winning nine the
club can pay expenses and reward the stock
holders with a small dividend. The city is not
large and cosmopolitan enough nor of that tenn
permanent to support a losing club. That the play
ers may be distributed to other clubs sold to the
highest bidder or the nine transferred to
other city seems probable az present. Negotia-
tons were pending last season between the man.
agement of the Metropolitan aud Detroit clubs
for the transfer OF the latter to Staten island,
but the scheme did not come to a head. N-go-
tiations may be opened next spring with better
results. tits said that the Detroit directors will
pective purchaser, will not pay that amount 1t is
possible that the Wolverines will reduce the
price and when they do a sale may be effected
The Americ an Association would then We a
club ut St. George which would win the cham
ponship or come near it at least. 1t is the gen
eral opinion that the St Louis club would be
only too anxious to take Detroit's place in the
League.
Ramsey pitches the most deceptive drop ball
OF any pitcher in the profession" saysW. II. Votz
IL the Philadelphia Press. '.It leaves his left
hand at about the height of his shoulder. takes
an elliptical course until it is within three or
four feet of the home plate, when it shoots sud
denly across the plato and drops almost behind
q right -hsnded batsman's right foot. This ball
is very speedy and he uses it repeatedly while
the catcher is standing back the grand
stand He invariably gets three strikes
caught him the batsman would either
strike at the ball or be called out strikes Bull
las had great many assists in catching Ramsey,
for 1t was utterly impossible for him to get this
drop ball on the f1v. He continually on his
knees stopping the last strike and threw more
men out at first base on tina. play than any two
catchers in the Southern League. This was why
Ramsey idolized Bullas. Bullas also had Ram
sey completely under control and could do
more with the left-handed wonder in a minute
than kerins can in two hours. Kerins is a good
catcher but his work is not satisfactory to Ram
sey. The latter can get three strikes a bats
man when kerins is not close to the bat, but
tector and moves up to the enemy, Ramsey is
not allowed to use his drop ball. He try
aud take his chances, but IL the
ball has too great q shoot it Kerins will
let it go. The rule relative to calling a strike
on any ball which Is pitched over the plate and
between the batsmans shoulder and knee was a
very fortunate change for Ramsey. He used to
tell me in riding out to the grounds that he
hoped there were not many batsmen the op-
posing team who called for high balls. He could
not get much of curve on high ball, and
when the old rules in vogue it did not take
batsmen long to learn that they could not hit
his drop ball and that he was worry weak
high ball."